Zabaykalsky Krai: political persecution, detentions, searches, trials. Human rights news | OVD-Info

09.04.2026

Zabaykalsky Krai

In Chita, a major city in eastern Siberia, a former Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent has been detained—they are accused of treason.

23.03.2026

Zabaykalsky Krai

The owner of a gay club in Chita, a city in eastern Siberia, has been sentenced to four years in prison.

20.01.2026

Zabaykalsky Krai

The court has recognised the “Transbaikal Left Union” as a terrorist organisation.

24.10.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A cosplayer from Chita, a city in eastern Siberia, has been charged over an erotic image depicting Jesus.

22.10.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

An anarchist who had already been convicted was sentenced in a second criminal case for reading materials from the first case.

12.09.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

In Zabaykalsky Krai, local authorities refused to approve a picket by residents of an unsafe apartment building.

01.09.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai,

Krasnoyarsk Krai

A defendant in the “Artpodgotovka” case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

26.08.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

The owner of a club in Chita, a major city in eastern Siberia, has had their pre-trial restrictions eased in the case concerning the “international LGBT movement.”

21.08.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A care worker from Chita, a city in Eastern Siberia, has been sentenced to five years in prison for anti-war comments.

14.08.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A criminal case has been opened against a man from Chita, already sentenced to 15 years in prison, over a conversation with his cellmates.

08.08.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A resident of Chita, a city in eastern Siberia, was fined half a million roubles (approx. US$5,600) in a case over donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK).

31.07.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai,

Novosibirsk Oblast

A resident of Siberia has been fined on charges of justifying terrorism and concealing a crime.

31.07.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

An elderly woman from Chita, a city in eastern Siberia, is on trial over messages sent in a messenger app

28.07.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A resident of Chita has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for involvement in ‘Artpodgotovka.’

20.07.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A new case has been opened against the Chita anti-fascist who was convicted for anti-war graffiti

24.06.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai,

A resident of Irkutsk region has been sentenced to six years in prison over comments about law enforcement officers.

17.06.2025

Zabaykalsky Krai

A resident of Zabaykalsky Krai, a region in eastern Siberia, has been sentenced to 11 years in connection with the “Artpodgotovka” case.

A Russian man got fined for a dream about Zelenskyy

A Russian man got fined for a dream about Zelenskyy

A story told by a resident of Chita who got a court fine for posting stories on Instagram, in one of which he described a dream featuring Volodymyr Zelenskyy.